50 Tough Books for Extreme Readers
- Descrizione
- From the Flavorwire post: "...for those of you who count yourself tough, here’s a list of books for you: some absurdly long, some notoriously difficult, some with intense or upsetting subject matter but blindingly brilliant prose, some packed into formations that require extra effort or mind expansion, and some that fit into none of those categories, but are definitely for tough girls (or guys) only. This list is limited to works of fiction, so straightforward philosophy is out, and a single book per author, so you’ll see Finnegans Wake (obviously) but not Ulysses. Don’t worry, the Ulysses is implied."
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389 recensioni
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Punteggio 16
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 17 Members
- ablachly, amanda4242, engel25, merrystar, lewbs, si, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, cej1027, streetwa, ahef1963, matthewmason, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, nikolahall, CharlesTheB,
- Spiegazioni
- booksaplenty1949: We studied this in high school, for heaven's sake. Serious, but hardly in the "extreme" category.
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- 13 Members
- ablachly, roby72, amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, jpporter, si, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, matthewmason, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, MadaDursma
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17,279 utenti
226 recensioni
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Punteggio 12
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:58 AM
- 12 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, CGlanovsky, peterveen, ahef1963, matthewmason, jeffza, lorannen, CharlesTheB, MadaDursma
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21,986 utenti
169 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 11
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:05 PM
- 11 Members
- ablachly, hipdeep, roby72, engel25, merrystar, thecoroner, ahef1963, matthewmason, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB
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7,667 utenti
113 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 10
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:04 PM
- 10 Members
- FlorenceArt, roby72, amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, booksaplenty1949, ahef1963, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB
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- 10 Members
- WSB7, thecoroner, lewbs, Dilara86, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, matthewmason, lorannen, J.Pdelms, ManWithAnAgenda,
- Spiegazioni
- booksaplenty1949: Long, but otherwise not notably demanding.
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17,582 utenti
270 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 9
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:02 PM
- 9 Members
- ablachly, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, Dilara86, matthewmason, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
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7,944 utenti
139 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 9
Aggiunto 2014-03-01, 10:24 AM
- 9 Members
- WSB7, ithil_1, thecoroner, Gregorio_Roth, Dilara86, CGlanovsky, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, CharlesTheB
- Spiegazioni
- Gregorio_Roth: This book really takes my whole attention... I have read it three times and never finished it. I think it is fabulous though.booksaplenty1949: Very clever, but very readable, I thought.
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- 10 Members
- amanda4242, WSB7, engel25, lewbs, si, peterveen, streetwa, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,
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- 9 Members
- ablachly, WSB7, thecoroner, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, MadaDursma
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5,113 utenti
100 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 8
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
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4,285 utenti
57 recensioni
½ 3.6
Punteggio 8
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:59 AM
- 8 Members
- roby72, WSB7, engel25, thecoroner, streetwa, matthewmason, lorannen, MadaDursma
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15,681 utenti
377 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:01 PM
- 7 Members
- amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, ahef1963, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, MadaDursma
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13,174 utenti
243 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:56 AM
- 7 Members
- FlorenceArt, roby72, WSB7, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, lorannen, MadaDursma
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10,752 utenti
142 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:04 PM
- 7 Members
- roby72, WSB7, engel25, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, lorannen, MadaDursma
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- 8 Members
- marietherese, roby72, WSB7, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, ahef1963, matthewmason, lorannen,CharlesTheB
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445 utenti
3 recensioni
3.1
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 7 Members
- ablachly, marietherese, WSB7, thecoroner, matthewmason, lorannen, MadaDursma
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23,904 utenti
212 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2015-09-18, 03:52 PM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, booksaplenty1949, ManWithAnAgenda
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21,746 utenti
188 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2021-09-26, 03:04 PM
- 6 Members
- WSB7, merrystar, lewbs, booksaplenty1949, matthewmason, lorannen
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11,575 utenti
272 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:55 AM
- 6 Members
- FlorenceArt, lewbs, peterveen, matthewmason, lorannen, MadaDursma
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- 5 Members
- amanda4242, lewbs, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, softsocks
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- 5 Members
- amanda4242, lewbs, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, softsocks
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29,496 utenti
330 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-03-01, 10:28 AM
- 5 Members
- WSB7, lewbs, CGlanovsky, peterveen, booksaplenty1949
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- 5 Members
- thecoroner, peterveen, lorannen, CharlesTheB, MadaDursma
- Spiegazioni
- CharlesTheB: I'll read anything by DeLillo
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6,629 utenti
185 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:04 PM
- 5 Members
- roby72, thecoroner, peterveen, lorannen, MadaDursma
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3,795 utenti
55 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-03-02, 07:12 PM
- 5 Members
- FlorenceArt, thecoroner, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, MadaDursma
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2,973 utenti
74 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:02 PM
- 5 Members
- WSB7, thecoroner, peterveen, lorannen, softsocks
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- 5 Members
- roby72, WSB7, thecoroner, lorannen, MadaDursma
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654 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:58 AM
- 5 Members
- WSB7, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, lorannen, CharlesTheB
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- 4 Members
- thecoroner, lewbs, peterveen, lorannen
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- 4 Members
- lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, MadaDursma
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2,461 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2013-11-06, 09:27 PM
- 4 Members
- FlorenceArt, roby72, thecoroner, ahef1963
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34,941 utenti
272 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 6 Members
- engel25, merrystar, jpporter, peterveen, matthewmason, lorannen,MaskedMumbler ,booksaplenty1949 ,CharlesTheB
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- 3 Members
- amanda4242, lewbs, booksaplenty1949
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- 7 Members
- jpporter, si, peterveen, ahef1963, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MaskedMumbler ,CGlanovsky , ,CharlesTheB
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2,550 utenti
24 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:00 PM
- 4 Members
- WSB7, matthewmason, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda,CharlesTheB
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di Gao Xingjian
2,516 utenti
41 recensioni
½ 3.5
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2014-03-01, 10:25 AM
- 3 Members
- FlorenceArt, CGlanovsky, peterveen
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- 3 Members
- lewbs, booksaplenty1949, MadaDursma
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1,522 utenti
35 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 3 Members
- marietherese, lorannen, MadaDursma
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di Lydia Davis
1,131 utenti
22 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:06 PM
- 3 Members
- peterveen, lorannen, CharlesTheB
- Spiegazioni
- CharlesTheB: Lydia Davis focuses on odd aspects of things that so many authors either don't notice or, perhaps, choose to ignore.
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532 utenti
3 recensioni
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Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:08 PM
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80 utenti
4.2
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2014-03-01, 10:22 AM
- 3 Members
- Gregorio_Roth, CGlanovsky, mspixieears
- Spiegazioni
- Gregorio_Roth: Man that sounds interesting enough...
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di Joan Didion
10,302 utenti
290 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:07 PM
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- 3 Members
- ablachly, jpporter, lorannen,CharlesTheB
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6,002 utenti
87 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:05 PM
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di Mervyn Peake
4,424 utenti
67 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2023-11-07, 11:34 PM
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3,699 utenti
75 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 2 Members
- lorannen, CharlesTheB
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- 3 Members
- souloftherose, ahef1963, lorannen,CharlesTheB
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di Thomas Mann
1,101 utenti
19 recensioni
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Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2023-11-07, 11:34 PM
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- 2 Members
- lorannen, MadaDursma
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797 utenti
23 recensioni
3.2
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:05 PM
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- 2 Members
- lorannen, CharlesTheB
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404 utenti
8 recensioni
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Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:07 PM
- 3 Members
- WSB7, lorannen, MadaDursma,CharlesTheB
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4,222 utenti
113 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 1
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:00 PM
- 2 Members
- amanda4242, lorannen,CharlesTheB
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- Member
- lorannen
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2,416 utenti
53 recensioni
½ 3.5
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2015-07-14, 10:44 PM
- Member
- marietherese,CharlesTheB
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- Member
- lorannen,CharlesTheB
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di Ryū Murakami
946 utenti
14 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:00 PM
- Member
- lorannen,CharlesTheB
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- Member
- lorannen,CharlesTheB